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The document provides a comprehensive list of adjectives that are commonly paired with specific prepositions in English. It includes examples such as 'fond of,' 'keen on,' and 'interested in,' along with many others. This resource is designed to help learners understand and correctly use these adjective-preposition combinations.

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Grammar Notes by RoadToGrammar.com

The document provides a comprehensive list of adjectives that are commonly paired with specific prepositions in English. It includes examples such as 'fond of,' 'keen on,' and 'interested in,' along with many others. This resource is designed to help learners understand and correctly use these adjective-preposition combinations.

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Adjectives and Prepositions


The Basics
In English, a particular adjective often matches a particular preposition. For example:
Stephen is fond of chocolate cake.
fond is an adjective. It matches the preposition of.

Examples
The following examples are tested in RoadtoGrammar Quiz 1:
fond of
keen on
interested in
good at
fascinated by
terrified of
annoyed with
afraid of
shy with
different from
addicted to
ashamed of
aware of
jealous of
fed up with
proud of
used to
wrong with
bad at
impressed with
related to
sensitive to
full of
safe from
famous for

More Examples
Here is a long list of examples:
accustomed to excellent in/at pessimistic about
accused of excited about pleased with
acquainted with experienced in polite to
addicted to exposed to popular with
annoyed about/with/at envious of presented with
allergic to faithful to proud of
amazed at/by familiar with punished for
anxious about famous for puzzled by/about
appreciated for fed up with ready for

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ashamed of free of/from related to
associated with frightened of relevant to
astonished at/by friendly with respectful for
aware of fond of responsible for
angry with furious about rid of
afraid of furnished with sad about
attached to full of safe from
bad at generous with/about satisfied with
based on guilty of/about scared of
beneficial to gentle with sensitive to
boastful for good at serious about
bored with grateful to sick of
brilliant at happy about similar to
busy with hopeful of/about shocked by
capable of identical with/to skilful at
careful with/about/of immune to slow at
certain about impressed with sorry for/about
characteristic of inferior to successful in
clever at indifferent to suitable for
connected with innocent of sure of/about
conscious of interested in superior to
content with involved with surprised at
crazy about incapable of suspicious of
crowded with jealous of terrible at
curious about kind to terrified of
dissatisfied with keen on tired of
delighted at/about late for thankful to/for
derived from limited to thrilled with
different from lucky at troubled with
disappointed with nervous of/about typical of
eager for notorious for unaware of
eligible for opposed to upset about
enthusiastic about patient with used to
wrong with/about
worried about

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